Word · Frequency #14575
frontals
祭坛帷幔
frontals is the plural of frontal.
A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
- 1.
A decorative drapery covering the front of an altar.
覆盖祭坛正面的装饰性帷幔。
- 2.
The façade of a building.
建筑物的正面。
建筑正面；覆盖祭坛正面的装饰性帷幔。；建筑物的正面。；额骨；祭坛(前面的)帏帘
In use
The church's richly embroidered frontal was only used on major religious holidays.
A volunteer carefully ironed the white linen frontal before the Sunday service.
The small museum displays several medieval frontals from nearby churches.
the frontal of [a building]
此义指建筑物正面的外观，常见于建筑学语境。
The frontal of the building was decorated with carved stone.
这座建筑的正面饰有石雕。
an altar frontal
固定搭配，特指覆盖祭坛正面的装饰帷幔；也可说 the frontal of the altar。
The priest replaced the altar frontal with a new embroidered cloth.
牧师用一块新的绣花布更换了祭坛帷幔。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- altar frontal
- 祭坛帷幔
- The altar frontal was embroidered with a gold cross.祭坛帷幔上绣着一个金色的十字架。
- seasonal frontal
- 季节性祭坛帷幔
- The church keeps seasonal frontals for different feasts.教堂为不同的节日备有应季的祭坛帷幔。
- frontal of the building
- 建筑物正面
- The frontal of the building faces the main square.这座建筑的正面朝向主广场。
Synonyms
- antependium
- 祭坛正面装饰帷幔（专用术语） · antependium 与 frontal 同指祭坛正面的装饰帷幔，但更具专业色彩；普通英语中较少出现，通常只在讨论教会装饰时使用。
- facade
- （建筑物的）正面外观，尤指临街或主要入口的一面 · facade 是建筑正面最常见、最自然的词；frontal 表示建筑正面时显得生僻，日常表达建议用 facade 或 front。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用 front（前面）+ al 来记：想象一块帷幔挂在祭坛正面，或建筑正面的外观，记住它专指“前面的覆盖物”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious settings、architectural discussions 作为名词时，frontal 多出现在宗教建筑或建筑学相关的正式书面表达中，指祭坛前的装饰帷幔或建筑物正面。
Pronunciation & Spelling
front, confront, affront, brunt, blunt all contain the /ʌnt/ sound and rhyme with front, which is the root of frontal. No common word rhymes with the full /ˈfrʌntəl/. Font looks similar to front but is pronounced /fɒnt/ (US /fɑːnt/), not /frʌnt/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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